(CNN) – Actor Jesse Eisenberg is preparing to donate one of his kidneys to a complete stranger.

The “Social Network” star made the surprise announcement Thursday morning during an appearance on NBC’s Today Show.

The 42-year-old said he is excited for the donation, which is scheduled for mid-December.

In a separate interview, Eisenberg said he is giving his kidney to a stranger because it’s “essentially risk-free and so needed.”

Most of the roughly 100,000 Americans on the organ transplant list are waiting for a kidney.

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